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SIGCSE
2009
ACM
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16 years 5 months ago
The impact of instructor initiative on student learning: a tutoring study
In the quest to find instructional approaches that benefit student learning, engagement, and retention, evidence suggests providing students with hands-on practice is a worthwhile...
Kristy Elizabeth Boyer, Robert Phillips, Michael D...
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SIGCSE
2005
ACM
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15 years 10 months ago
Experiences teaching operating systems using virtual platforms and linux
Operating system courses teach students much more when they provide hands-on kernel-level project experience with a real operating system. However, enabling a large class of stude...
Jason Nieh, Chris Vaill
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PERCOM
2009
ACM
15 years 11 months ago
An Infrastructure for Interactive and Playful Learning in Augmented Toy Environments
In this paper we describe our approach to realize a pervasive (computing) learning environment for children based on augmented toys: traditional toys that are equipped with pervas...
Steve Hinske, Marc Langheinrich
WWW
2005
ACM
16 years 5 months ago
Designing learning services: from content-based to activity-based learning systems
The need for e-learning systems that support a diverse set of pedagogical requirements has been identified as an important issue in web-based education. Until now, significant R&a...
Pythagoras Karampiperis, Demetrios G. Sampson
SIGCSE
2009
ACM
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Implications of integrating test-driven development into CS1/CS2 curricula
Many academic and industry professionals have called for more testing in computer science curricula. Test-driven development (TDD) has been proposed as a solution to improve testi...
Chetan Desai, David S. Janzen, John Clements